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Hamtramck clinic doctor convicted in drug, fraud investigation

A Dearborn Heights doctor who would see more than 100 patients a day at his Hamtramck clinic has been convicted of 34 crimes, from fraud to illegal drug distribution.

Dr. Basil Qandil was found guilty of all charges Thursday in U.S. District Court. He was accused of writing prescriptions for drugs that would be sold on the streets. In turn, he would bill Medicare and Medicaid.

The government says he would write prescriptions for an entire family when only one member of the family was in the clinic. Lines would form at 8 a.m. and block entry to a bank next door.

Prosecutors say Qandil was the No. 2 prescriber of drugs in the state in April 2012 behind University of Michigan hospital.